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Tubal Ligation

Service/Procedure Summary

Tubal Ligation is also known as 'getting your tubes tied.' This operation is performed to block off a woman's fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
134 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
199 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
31 days
177 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
134 days
154 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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183 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
28 days
59 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
93 days
88 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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151 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
October 1 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
56 days
42 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
41 days
62 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
63 days
103 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
104 days
82 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
105 days
132 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
122 days
132 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
187 days
135 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
199 days
375 days
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
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Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Gillian MacMullin
North Sydney
50 days
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Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
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Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
North Sydney
49 days
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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162 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
35 days
29 days
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
50 days
34 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
39 days
50 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
53 days
61 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
77 days
71 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
94 days
90 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
38 days
168 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
160 days
97 days
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
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Farrell Nette
Kentville
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Gillian MacMullin
North Sydney
28 days
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Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
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Michael W Rudd
Kentville
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Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
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Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Sarah Hudgins
North Sydney
20 days
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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125 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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